Pathology at IQ City Medical College: Learning & Diagnostics

The Department of Pathology is one of the most fascinating branches of medicine. This department conveniently bridges clinical and non-clinical subjects within the medical curriculum. The faculty members impart learning with the use of modern audio/ visual techniques to enhance their lectures. Headed by an experienced Pathologist of national repute, the faculty is actively involved in curriculum advancement, diagnostic work and research. The personnel also regularly participate in weekly journal clubs and interdepartmental discussions. The national conferences that IQCMCH, Durgapur conducts help the faculty to involve in different forums. The Department is in the Ground Floor of College Academic Building.

Vision

To provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms and effects of the disease process.
To facilitate patient care by optimizing accurate diagnostic tests for management and prevention of diseases

Mission

To facilitate prompt and effective prevention , cure and treatment by providing quality investigative facilities in shortest time .
To enhance the knowledge acquisition process for UG’s and PG’s and provide a scientific platform to change with advancing technology.
To promote continuous learning amongst faculty.

Courses Offered

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Doctor of Medicine in Physiology

Facilities

The Department of Pathology is benefitted with various facilities for providing exceptional learning experience to the students.

Some of the facilities are as below

Academic wing has two practical halls with strength of accommodating and training 90 students at a time
Audio/ visual techniques to enhance lectures
State-of-the-art museum exhibiting 300 surgical specimens and numerous detailed and highly informative charts/ graphs
The department provides diagnostic support to all the clinical departments. The diagnostic wing has sophisticated equipment including automated cell counter & tissue processor, fluorescent microscope with digital photo-micrographic attachment, cryostat, leica microtomes and advanced bright field research microscopes. It also includes four sub-sections that include Histopathology, Haematology, Cytology and Clinical Pathology.

Major Equipments

Decahead microscope
Cryostat
Immunofluorescent microscope
Cytocentrifuge
Deep freezer
Research microscopes
Binoculars
Students microscopes
Rotary microtome
Automatic tissue processor

Freezing microtome
Automatic cell counter – Coulter with 18 blood parameters
Digital microphotography equipment with visual aid and monitor
Over head projector
slide projector
LCD projector
Antigen retrieval system
Grossing station
Fully Automated Embedding System (Heated embedding module & cold plate)

Museum

A large and the beautifully organized museum with over 700 well-dissected and mounted rare specimens, whole autopsy specimens and unmounted specimens with several copies of catalogues available. Short descriptions have been printed and displayed with suitable microphotographs arranged system wise in cubicles. Innovative display on glass shelves and desks with Transillumination and good lighting arrangement.
Very convenient working / mounting area and specimen store available.
Many paintings of important personalities and events in the history of Medicine are aesthetically displayed in the hallway.

Infrastructure

Demonstration rooms	Morbid Anatomy and Cytology lab
Staff rooms	CCL with hematology and Clinical Pathology lab
Research Laboratory	Museum
Library and Seminar room	Practical laboratories

Faculties

Services Offered

The curriculum also includes –

Students counseling and orientation programmes
Mentorship
Online Course Assistance
Encouraging UG and PG students to participate in the quiz, seminars and conferences in and outside the university campus.
Guest lectures.

Pathology